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Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 27035

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has, in the past 12 months, provided a response to within a) 0-19, b) exactly 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days of the request's receipt.

Answered by Ministry of Justice

From 3 September 2025 to 3 September 2026, the Ministry of Justice responded to 5,426 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. In 2025, the Ministry of Justice received the second highest volume of FOIA requests for a Government department. The Department publishes its FOIA performance statistics every quarter, which can be accessed on Gov.UK: Freedom of Information statistics - GOV.UK.

Days Taken

Volumes

0-19

2185

20

643

20-39

2263

40

23

41+

312

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